The Sanhedrin, the famous Jewish court, fled from Jerusalem during the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire, and after several moves eventually settled in Tiberias.

Many scholars believe that the Mishna and the Jerusalem Talmud was compiled in by Rabbi Judah haNasi in Tiberius who according to the Midrash came into the world on the same day that Rabbi Akiva died a martyr’s death.

(YidWithLid) On October 2 1938, an organized groups of Arab attackers in Tiberius massacred 21 Jews. Three of the victims were women and ten were kids younger than twelve. The victims were stabbed shot and burned. The [New York Times, Oct. 4, 1938] described the brutal rampage: …The attack apparently was well organized, since the Arab gang, before descending on Tiberias, cut all telephone communications… Three weeks later (Oct. 27th) Tiberian Arabs murdered the Jewish mayor, Isaac Zaki Alhadif.(MORE PAIN)

Rabbi Judah HaNasi also said, “One who is ignorant of the Torah should not eat meat.” This is because one who is ignorant is on the same level as animals. The great rabbi was so against cruelty that he recommended going without meat for those who had not read Jewish texts. Obviously trying to go vegan didn’t do much for Adolf Hitler, but I doubt those Arabs could of cared less